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Discussion in 'All Categories' started by John Hampton -
May 11th, 2017
8:46 pm.

John Hampton

According to some material I've been reading in Caro Luckeys 7th Edition, I believe the bait is one of the first three sizes offered, this lure has a 3" body. With 3 trebled 2 opposite sides & 1 tail would make it a Series No. 33 Sinker tail. Color of 1907 is solid red for this bait. Does that sound correct?
I was told this is a tough color on the bait which makes it a more difficult rare bait, is that accurate? Thanks again!!

The material in Lucky's 7 was just wrong and I was asked to rewrite it for the 8th edition. By far the most common color in these particular minnows is silver with a green back. All are hand painted. I know of only two other solid red 3-hookers. I have never seen a solid red 5-hooker. According to court testimony, Jay Rhodes started to make this bait in late December 1904 and sold it only in the season of 1905. It is the first bait to ever use what collectors have nicknamed "gem clip" hardware. In October of 1905, he sold the rights to this bait as well as the Kalamazoo Tackle Company and the rights to use the Rhodes name to William Shakespeare jr. Shakespeare then used the design (with several improvements) as well as the name Rhodes for his second quality line of baits for many years. Shakespeare-Rhodes baits are very common when compared with this Jay Rhodes product.

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